Huawei Consumer Business Group has unveiled the Huawei AI Cube, a two-in-one speaker and 4G router with Alexa built-in, marking its official entry into the nascent smart speaker market, at the ongoing IFA 2018, being held in Germany.
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UAE tops GCC nations in 4G speed
The UAE topped its neighbouring GCC countries when it came to 4G speeds, where it averaged 27.47Mbps. 0 6322
Etisalat launches first commercial 5G network at Dubai’s Expo 2020 site
The Expo 2020 site in Dubai has become the first large scale commercial site in the MEASA region to have …
Etisalat offers six months free access to Apple Music
Etisalat has announced that it is offering six month free access to ‘Apple Music’ for its postpaid customers. The new …
Global IoT connections to reach 3.5B in five years
Commercial rollouts of 5G and larger than previously forecasted deployments of cellular IoT are focal points in the latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report.
Qualcomm penalised for buying Apple’s loyalty
The US chipmaker Qualcomm was hit with a EUR 997 million ($1.2 billion) fine by European Union antitrust regulators for paying Apple to use only its chips, blocking out rivals such as Intel.
Dubai’s Nedaa to demo smart city solutions at Intersec
Nedaa, the Dubai Government’s safe and secure networks provider, is showcasing its current range of solutions and applications that have …
Oman’s Ooredoo connects 77,000 homes with ‘super fast’ fibre broadband
Oman-based telecom provider Ooredoo has provided 77,000 homes across the Muscat region with super fast fibre home broadband from the existing fast home broadband.
Ooredoo shares its vision to develop smart cities in Oman
Ooredoo has recently shared an overview on the growing importance of smart cities in the Sultanate of Oman and its contribution to creating prosperous, economically diverse knowledge-based societies.
Etisalat to charge five percent VAT on products and services
The move is in compliance with the Federal Decree-Law No 8 of 2017 issued by the government on the introduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) in the UAE.
NYU AD engineers say ‘crowdforwarding’ is key to better mobile service
Jian Gao, PhD candidate in engineering at NYU Abu Dhabi, is investigating how a next generation model of mobile communications could be the key to faster cell service, fewer dropped calls, and cheaper phone bills.